Eckbolsheim

Eckbolsheim
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Strasbourg
Canton	Hœnheim
Community association	Eurométropole de Strasbourg
Coordinates	48 ° 35 ' N , 7 ° 41' E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 ' N , 7 ° 41' E
height	139-154 m
surface	5.34 km 2
Residents	6,857 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,284 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	67201
INSEE code	67118
	; Mairie Eckbolsheim

Eckbolsheim (Alsatian Eckelse ) is a French commune with 6,857 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the canton of Hœnheim in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).

geography

The small town is located in the agglomeration of Strasbourg on the D 45 between Wolfisheim and Strasbourg .

history

Already in the Neolithic , around 5000 to 3500 BC. BC, people lived in the area of today's small town. At that time the Breusch burst its banks several times and flooded the area. A Celtic road connected Strasbourg with the Breuschtal and a Roman road between Basel and Cologne ; they crossed at the later Eckbolsheim.

In 235 the Germanic peoples broke into the area. They defeated the 7th Roman Legion , and the settlement was destroyed.

Monastic orders had a great influence on Alsace between the 11th and 13th centuries. The Dominicans founded a monastery in Eckbolsheim in 1224 , which they called Santa Margherita . Sisters of the Sylo Monastery temporarily moved into this after their monastery near Schlettstadt burned down in 1263.

Place name

A previous place name was Eggiboldesheim . Thus, the name is composed of the words corner and brave (or soon ). Places whose names end with home are usually Alemannic foundations. In a document by Pope Innocent IV , today's Eckbolsheim appears as Eckboltzheim . According to documents, it was called Egöltzen around 1517 .

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
4234	4288	4154	4104	5253	5937	6347	6725

economy

Agriculture experienced an upswing from the 18th to the 19th century. The craft and industrial trade remained sparse at first; there were mainly malting houses and animal disposal facilities. In 1893 the local tram started operating. Thanks to her, the real estate market experienced a marked upturn.